About Saleumbong Village

Saleumbong is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 302 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saleumbong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saleumbong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737126
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	302
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saleumbong compares

By the 2011 count Saleumbong is the 60th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Saleumbong

Saleumbong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saleumbong as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saleumbong from other places

Saleumbong lies about 1.9 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saleumbong
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	1.9 km
District headquarters	South District	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	17 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	18 km

Villages closest to Saleumbong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namchi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Saleumbong

As per the Census of India 2011, Saleumbong village had a population of 606. That makes it the 60th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Saleumbong village has 302 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saleumbong has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Saleumbong is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saleumbong covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saleumbong falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Saleumbong is Darjeeling, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saleumbong.

Saleumbong is about 1.9 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saleumbong is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 1.9 km away. South District is about 1.9 km away. Darjeeling is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.